[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 27, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31754-31755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11354]
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED-2020-SCC-0073]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; CARES
Act, Recipient's Funding Certification and Agreement (Institutional
Aid)
AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE), Department of
Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension of an existing information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments on or before
July 27, 2020.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the documents related to the
information collection listed in this notice, please use http://www.regulations.gov by searching the Docket ID number ED-2020-SCC-0073.
Comments submitted in response to this notice should be submitted
electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov by selecting the Docket ID number or via postal
mail, commercial delivery, or hand delivery. If the regulations.gov
site is not available to the public for any reason, ED will temporarily
accept comments at [email protected]. Please include the docket ID
number and the title of the information collection request when
requesting documents or submitting comments. Please note that comments
submitted by fax or email and those submitted after the comment period
will not be accepted. Written requests for information or comments
submitted by postal mail or delivery should be addressed to the
Director of the Strategic Collections and Clearance Governance and
Strategy Division, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Ave. SW,
LBJ, Room 6W-208D, Washington, DC 20202-4537.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For specific questions related to
collection activities, please contact Gaby Watts, 202-453-7195.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with
an opportunity to comment on proposed, revised, and continuing
collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact
of its information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. It also helps the public understand the Department's
information collection requirements and provide the requested data in
the desired format. ED is soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that is described below. The
Department of Education is especially interested in public comment
addressing the following issues: (1) Is this collection necessary to
the proper functions of the Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner; (3) is the estimate of burden
accurate; (4) how might the Department enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be collected; and (5) how might the
Department minimize the burden of this collection on the respondents,
including through the use of information technology. Please note that
written comments received in response to this notice will be considered
public records.
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Title of Collection: CARES Act, Recipient's Funding Certification
and Agreement (Institutional Aid).
OMB Control Number: 1840-0842.
Type of Review: An extension of an existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: Private Sector; State, Local, and
Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 5,705.
Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 2,853.
Abstract: Section 18004(a)(1) of the CARES Act, Public Law 116-136
(March 27, 2020), authorizes the Secretary of Education to allocate
formula grant funds to participating institutions of higher educations
(IHEs). Section 18004(c) of the CARES Act allows the IHEs to use up to
one-half of the total funds received to cover any costs associated with
the significant changes to the delivery of instruction due to the
coronavirus (with specific exceptions). This information collection
request includes the certification and agreement that must be submitted
by an IHE in order to request institutional aid funds allocated under
the CARES Act.
This information collection request was previously approved as an
emergency clearance in order to comply with the requirements of the
CARES Act and expedite the release of funds to IHEs and students with
pressing financial needs due to the pandemic. The Department of
Education is now requesting an extension of that emergency clearance
under normal clearance procedures.
Dated: May 21, 2020.
Kate Mullan,
PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and Clearance, Governance and
Strategy Division, Office of Chief Data Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-11354 Filed 5-26-20; 8:45 am]
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